Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-07

BoTH the ocean cable lines OF one Ben
nett 3Iackay Cable Company are broken,
and the company is doing its business
over the French line. The breaks Will
soon be repaired
SECRETARY ENDIcoTT has issued a cir
cular calling for information relative TO
the condition of business in the War De-
partment, the business methods of the
bureaus and other matters required by
Senator Cockrelrs committee.
Two men, engineer and fireman, were
killed in railway collision on the lst
near Corinth, Miss.
JOE Talbot one of the most notorious
burglars on the continent, was captured
in New York City on the lst
QUEEN VICTORIA was received with
much pomp and ceremony at Cannes,
France, on the 1St
PROF. RICHARD A. Proc TOR, the astron-
omer is going to remove from st. Joseph,
Mo-, to Florida.
SOME of Congressman Sprin gers friends
have recommended him to the President
for the vacant Southern Illinois Judge
ship
IT develops that the latest attempt on
the Cars life was made by an army offi-
Ger, VINO fired at but missed the monarch.
MARTIN V. MONTGOMERY, of Michigan,
has been appointed Associate Justice of
OOH-
umbia.
'BUCKsKIN JOE" q. S. Wirks) is at Fort
Worth, Tex, perfecting a Pan Handle
colony scheme. He is still determined to
settle in Oklahoma.
AFTER serving ten months of a years
Imprisonment sentence, at BLACKWELL
Island, Herr Most, the Anarchist leader,
was released on the 1st and returned to
New York City.
The BILLY Kissane' sensation at New
York and San Francisco is undated.
''Billy's" lawyer failed to get his old in
dictment nolle pressed at New York.
''Biny's" identity has not yet been given
to the public
LEWIS STEWART, colored, was hanged at
Laurens, S. c., On the 1st, for the murder
of his wife
THE coinage Of the minis during the
month of March was S., 1875, 906, of which
So, G2o, $50 was in standard silver dollars.
TIE Pension Office, on the 1st, issued
1000 pension certificates. This is said to
be the largest number ever issued in one
day by the bureau.
The New York Times announces that
Jake Sharp will be the next 'boodler'
brought to trial by District Attorney Mar
tine. The case will dou btless come on in
May before Judge Barrett.
THERE are now before the General Land
Office Sc, los cases awaiting adjudication
During the past week 1,26S land patents
were approved.
Mrs. Folsom has returned from Michi-
gan, and is in retirement at Oakview. Mrs.
Cleveland drives out each day and spends
an hour with her mother.
THE President has recognized ArturoP.
Gushing as Consul of the United States of
Mexico for Boston, Mass, and it's district,
and Isaac T. Smith, ConSulGeneral of
Siam at New York.
. MRS. CLEVELAND recently received a
call from the former bride of the White
House, Mrs. John Tyler, who is visiting
her son, DR.. Lachlan Tyler in Washing
ton. Mrs. Tyler was introduced by Mrs.
Villas.
POSTMASTER PEPPER of Boscobel, Wis,
was arrested on the 1st by the United
States marshal on charge of misappro-
priating funds of the Government to the
extent of 800. In default of bonds for his
appearance in court he was taken to Mad
ison to await trial.
COLONEL ROBERT G. INGERsoLL was ad-
mitted to practice at the bar in the State
of New York, On the 1st, before the gen.
eral term of the Supreme Court When
he was asked to be sworn he refused and
affirmed in place thereof. He then signed
the roll
DURING the week ending March 70, 12S
final homestead entries were approved by
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office; 354 final timber culture entries; Al
final desert land entries, and Isl cash
timber land entries, making total of
1,26S land patents approved. There are
SO, lO5 cases pending before the office.
LEGAL proceedings have been instituted
against the captain of the bark AID a Mel
more, which collided with the British
emigrant ship Kapunda, off the Brazilian
coast, January 20, when the latter was
sunk and over three hundred persons
drowned. The captain of the Ada Mel
more is charged with infringing on the
regulations to prevent collisions.
ABOUT three hundred and fifty painters,
comprising the Painters unions of New
Haven, Conn.,, went out on strike on the
1st because of the Dofusal of the bosses to
concede shorter hours of labor and pay
for overwork. The plumbers, gas and
steam filters also went out. They number
about fifty. Their demand is for shorter
hours, pay for overwork, and double pay
on holidays.